Huang Yuan

Huang Yuan

Academic

Huang Yuan is an academic focusing on comparative studies in Asian and Western origins and human societies, the philosophical basis of the rejuvenation of the Chinese people, partisan governance and changes in social and national governance, global governance, and China-US relations.

In this handout picture taken and released by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on 15 March 2022, firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a housing block hit by shelling in the Sviatoshynsky district in western Kyiv. (AFP)

Lessons from Ukraine: Russia might fall into decline by going against global sentiment

As the Russia-Ukraine war rages on, Huang Yuan notes that the US response to Russia may well be an indication of its approach if a conflict were to break out in the Taiwan Strait between mainland China and Taiwan. He also cautions that any military action that disregards global sentiment may well lead to the invading state coming apart and its leader falling from grace.
Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard on a street in Shanghai, China, on 5 October 2021. (Hector Retamal/AFP)

Can China find its way amid internal and external challenges?

Chinese academic Huang Yuan says the recent Summit for Democracy is part of the US's strategic efforts to create a democratic alliance against China. The US's united front is swiftly changing China's external environment. Meanwhile, China is also facing challenges in further modernising its governance system. Huang describes China's internal and external battles and asks if the Asian giant will be able to move forward and contribute to humanity in the future, like what the US has done in the past.